The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-13

nel'a, who Ia 50 years old, and who only a
short time since was FRUSTRATED by par.
alytic stroke; also Col. w. Fl. Grout, Of
Cleveland, general freight agent Of the G.,
L. & W. road. s h }a1lt u
| t l BIOGRAPHICAL.
In connection with this memorable eel.
ebration short sketch Of the lives Of the
two principals, and the somewhat notable
career Of Colonel Shallcross ia, not out Of
place:
Thomas Paul shallcross was born at
Frankford, near Philadelphia, April 80
1878. He learned the trade OF hatter and
remained at Philadelphia till 1885, when
be came we1t on prospecting tour and
located in Wheeling. May 7, 1887,
he was married at Philadelphia Ia
Sarah Gould Lord, who WIGS born near
Trenton October n, 1878; they were mar
ried by the Rev. Joseph Kennard. Miss
Lord was closely related to noted family
Of that name in New Jersey. Soon after
the wedding the groom ! returned to
| Wheeling, where he was followed in the
fall by his bride, and here they have lived
ever since. They have had twelve chill
dren born to them, and seven are living,
grown to manhood and womanhood.
Those living are Henry O., Thomas P. jr.,
William D., late Chief Of Police OF Law
rence, Kansas, Elwood W., Annie R.,
Sallie B. and Alfred P. They were all
here yesterday but William, who was un-
able to get away.
Colonel shallcross, in the fifty years that
he has resided hero, served for six as Town
Marshal or Chief Of Police aud for nearly
q quarter Of century held seat in the
City Council. In 1858 he and William
D. Terry established the Wheeling Omni-
bus Line, Of which the Colonel
has since became sole proprietor and
which his soma still run for him. He has
been prominently identified with several
local ire insurance companies and in
other busineas enterprises. A few wears
ago no and Mr.. Walters built Mt. Belle
view Hotel.
IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE.
But it is as q Government detective and
official tina. Colonel Shallcross is best
known, not ouly at home, but all over the
country. Since 1914 he has been in the
service Of the Government in one capacity
~ 1AothSAt t1Ust "a tllo llIllt LAB Ustu
spent in tho secret service of the
Poetoilics Department 1t was there
that be acquired splendid rep
utation ss a daring and ell.
cicnt detective. The ability he display ed
in tracing MP number Of perplexing
mail rohberies gained ior him an enyis.
bio reputation in the Department at
Washington and made him quito famous
over tho country. There WAS one case
that took him to Cuba before he found
his man, sud then he was unable
to bring him back, owing to the
imperfect cxtradition lapa between
this country and Spain. He was finally
forced to leave the secret service by a
bodily ailment and since then his work
for the Government has been mostly OF
clerical nature. At present be is Deputy
Marshal for this State under Marshal
Sehon. ...= WIZ.
The Colonel has always been known az
a good citizen and he and Mrs. Shallcroes
have ever been held in tho highest esteem
by oil who know them both are hale and
hearty with hearta and dispositions as
young SO those Of any Of their chill
dren and they have every promise
OF living to enjoy the many happy returns
OF the day wished them by their friends
and in which the 1NTELL1GENcRR ioins.
The Colonel, by the way, was one Of the
original subscribers to this paper, and has
always been one Of its patrons since. 4
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